Shock leaves man with star-shaped cataracts

Zapped by 14,000 volts of electricity on shoulder

(ABCNEWS.GO) — Yes, you can have stars in your eyes. Unfortunately. That’s the lesson one electrician learned the hard way.

The unidentified man, 42, developed star-shaped cataracts after being shocked by 14,000 volts of electricity on his shoulder.

According to a case report in the New England Journal of Medicine, four weeks after being shocked the man sought medical help when his eyesight started to deteriorate. He was able to regain his sight after doctors performed cataract surgery. But a few years later his retina detached in his left eye, leaving that eye nearly incapacitated.